Kenneth Bull Sells 25,000 Shares of Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) Stock

Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) COO Kenneth Bull sold 25,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.75, for a total transaction of $4,368,750.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 106,140 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,547,965. This trade represents a 19.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink.

Five Below Stock Up 1.0%

Shares of Five Below stock opened at $177.16 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $9.77 billion, a PE ratio of 31.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.17. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $156.64 and a 200-day simple moving average of $143.48. Five Below, Inc. has a 12 month low of $52.38 and a 12 month high of $180.05.

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 3rd. The specialty retailer reported $0.68 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.46. The firm had revenue of $1.04 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $971.96 million. Five Below had a return on equity of 17.15% and a net margin of 6.96%.Five Below’s quarterly revenue was up 23.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.42 earnings per share. Five Below has set its FY 2025 guidance at 5.710-5.890 EPS and its Q4 2025 guidance at 3.360-3.540 EPS. Analysts expect that Five Below, Inc. will post 4.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently commented on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on shares of Five Below from $185.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of Five Below from $160.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday. Evercore ISI boosted their price target on shares of Five Below from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a report on Thursday, December 4th. UBS Group increased their price objective on Five Below from $204.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Five Below from $186.00 to $197.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $175.16.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Five Below

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FIVE. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in Five Below by 494.5% during the first quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,175,075 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $88,042,000 after acquiring an additional 977,411 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Five Below in the second quarter worth about $110,834,000. Jennison Associates LLC lifted its position in shares of Five Below by 397.5% during the 3rd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 819,502 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $126,777,000 after purchasing an additional 654,763 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Five Below by 433.1% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 770,626 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $54,668,000 after purchasing an additional 626,077 shares during the period. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP grew its holdings in Five Below by 149.0% in the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 848,105 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $131,202,000 after buying an additional 507,487 shares during the last quarter.

About Five Below

Five Below, Inc operates as a specialty value retailer in the United States. The company offers range of accessories, which includes novelty socks, sunglasses, jewelry, scarves, gloves, hair accessories, athletic tops and bottoms, and t-shirts, as well as nail polish, lip gloss, fragrance, and branded cosmetics; and personalized living space products, such as lamps, posters, frames, fleece blankets, plush items, pillows, candles, incense, lighting, novelty décor, accent furniture, and related items, as well as provides storage options.